That's definitely one of the best places you've posted about so far ! It might not have the spectacular architecture, but those documents really should be preserved in a museum or archive.
He's wasn't just in the Marchant Navy, he was certified as a ship's master. Pretty much the highest ranked petty officer aboard. That means he got to do the driving and be responsible if he bumped into any rocks, lol.
Also, it isn't a looter pin, it's a cotter pin. It's what they used to call split pins (although most people use R-clips instead nowadays). In old vehicles, they were mostly used to go through the hole in the end of a bolt to ensure the nut that was threaded on didn't fall off - on axles, swinging arm and drive shafts etc. At 2 shillings and 8 pence, it must have been a substantial one. I think that poor old tractor needs more than a replacement cotter pin or two to get it going again....
!BBH
Thank you for the extra info. I do love it when things are expanded upon of which I have little knowledge. Ship's Master..., and what about that commendation.., is it from the king? I was unsure.